Seeing the merchants desperately enclosing the land, the family was also red-eyed and joined the ranks of the enclosure. Coupled with the immigrants lured by the imperial court, the territory he fought this time was temporarily occupied.

However, Liu Hong also knows that although the territory is occupied, there are still many hidden dangers inside. It was mainly enclosed by merchants and families in the later period, and all the slaves used for cultivation and grazing were taken from all over by the Han Dynasty.

Although the imperial court had long stipulated that slaves must be used in different places. But the territory involved this time is too big. Even if the slaves are used in other places, the number of slaves used in such a large territory has exceeded the number of the people of the Han Dynasty themselves.

Although the imbalance between the Han people and foreign slaves in these regions is not too serious, this is a hidden danger. And it is precisely because of this that Liu Hong made up his mind and began to use policies to encourage childbirth.

Originally, Liu Hong didn't plan to do this. After all, he knew that as long as the world was peaceful and the people's lives were guaranteed, the population would definitely grow rapidly. And some time ago, to a certain extent, Dahan was still in the extent that there were more people and less land, and he would definitely not do this.

But now it's different, and it's just such a big territory. Not only did it reverse the situation of more people and less land in the Han at once, but it also made the Han appear to be seriously underpopulated. Therefore, this policy of encouraging fertility and increasing population is imminent.

"Made, there are many suspects in later generations, and he is desperately engaged in family planning, so he wants to have fewer children. And now I think the population is small, and I want to desperately encourage childbearing. It would be nice if it could tie the knot in two fucking sessions. But Liu Hong also knows that this idea is absolutely impossible. So after he complained twice, he brought Liu Qi and the Shangshu of various departments to discuss.

Through this immigration turmoil. It also made these ministers realize that the current population of the Han Dynasty is really a bit small for such a large territory. It is really necessary for them to encourage the people to have more children.

"Your Majesty is right, it is very necessary for us to increase the population." At this time, Liu Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Human and Social Resources, stood up and spoke, "Our imperial court should strengthen publicity on this matter, so that the people know the importance of this matter." Coupled with the tradition of our Han having many sons and blessings. I believe that the population will be able to grow significantly in the coming period. ”

"Yes, what Lord Liu said is very right, in this matter, our court must strengthen propaganda."

"yes. Propaganda is necessary. We can advertise in the newspapers and have members of the House of Representatives go to people's homes to publicize it. Write a slogan. pull the banner, as much as possible, let the people know the benefits of this matter to the Han. ”

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"What you Aiqing said is very right, we must pay attention to this matter." Liu Hong interrupted the ministers who were speaking enthusiastically and said, "But I think. It's just a bit of a bit not enough to strengthen publicity. After all, our people are still not very wealthy, and they can support a child. It's a big burden for them. So in this case, there will still be many people of childbearing age who choose not to have children for the time being, or have fewer children. Therefore, I feel that it is necessary for us to think of a way to let all these people who can have children and not have children join the fertility army. ”

"Your Majesty, do you mean to make a policy to encourage the people to have children?"

"Isn't this nonsense, if you don't make a policy, what am I looking for you to do!" Liu Hong scolded for a while and said, "That's what I mean, what do you Aiqing think?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is no need for this. After all, as long as the policy is formulated, the imperial court will definitely have a lot of extra expenses. "Tobe Shangshu came to Yan and stood up to speak.

"Oh, yes, they've learned to save money for the court."

It's not that Liu Hong is saying the opposite, he is really happy. After all, from this aspect, it can be seen that Liu Hong's reform is quite successful. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for these ministers to think of saving money for the imperial court. Thinking about the cadres of later generations, Liu Hong is really pleased now.

However, Lai Yan didn't think so, and hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, it's not that Weichen doesn't agree, the main thing is that the money in this treasury is really not much." And during this time, there are constantly big projects started, and Wechen is here ......"

"I don't need to explain, I don't blame you." But Liu Hong continued: "But I think that this matter is related to the future of the Han Dynasty, even if the court has no money, we have to think of a way." ”

"What Your Majesty said is that this matter can be found elsewhere." At this time, Liu Qian stood up and spoke, "In fact, the burden of supporting a child for the people is not too big now. After all, as soon as they reach the age of eight, the children are all in school. Since then, the people have basically not been allowed to spend much. What the people spend, that is, some of the previous expenses, as long as they grit their teeth, they can basically afford it. Therefore, it is not necessary to use money to allow them to have more children. For example, if we give them a little reward for contributing, they will be able to join the fertility army. ”

"The Prime Minister is right." At this time, Zhang Zhongjing stood up and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, if you want to increase the population of the Han Dynasty, you can't just focus on the aspect of having more children. ”

"Oh, what do you say about Aiqing?!" Liu Hong was quite interested in this.

"Your Majesty, as far as Wei Chen knows, the risk of childbirth is very high now, especially the first child, the proportion of both mother and child death is quite high. In the people, people don't think that having a child is a ghost. And the birth of a child does not mean that it is insured, and the mortality rate of children is also very high. We should strengthen this aspect, although it is unlikely to eliminate them, but as long as the proportion of them is reduced, I think it will be of great help to the population growth of our Han people. ”

"Yes, this aspect also needs to be taken seriously." Liu Hong nodded in approval, and then instructed: "This, your Ministry of Health will study it, and train more midwives to reduce the reproductive risk of women of childbearing age." ”

"It's Your Majesty, Wechen will prepare when he goes back."

After Zhang Zhongjing retreated, Liu Hong said again: "Although it is good to encourage childbirth with meritorious points, the temptation is not very great for those people who are particularly difficult. Therefore, I think that while rewarding with merit points, we can also reward it with material things. For example, if he didn't give birth to a child, our court gave him a part of the subsidy. gave birth to a lot, and the court gave them rice and noodles to help feed them. In this way, the cost is not very large, and it can take care of the needs of all the people, which should be quite cost-effective. ”

With Liu Hong's prestige now, how dare the ministers oppose his proposal, so this policy has been decided. (To be continued......)